Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Essential Details for every gala invitation Headline: Captivate with a catchy title that reflects your event’s theme and purpose. Consider your audience and budget for the best delivery method. Weekdays often work if your audience tends to be younger or has flexible schedules. Let’s dive in! Digital or Physical?

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Whether you’re a seasoned gala organizer or just dipping your toes in, this guide will equip you with the knowledge to successfully navigate the exciting world of nonprofit galas. Guests come together to enjoy a meal, engage with friends, and learn about your organization’s impact. What is a charity gala event?

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Our goal for these videos has always been to reach younger audiences and those with a preference for video content, as well as captivate our existing followers on social media. But they also bring attention to our entire social platform’s content. It can be hard to find ones that are appropriate and fit with your cause.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Organizing a successful event involves a delicate balance of meticulous planning, creative vision, and a touch of magic. And what better way to weave that magic than through captivating décor that leaves a lasting impression on your guests? Your choices should evoke emotions and captivate the audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2015

The book shares how and why our mind pays attention to some events, ideas, or people and not others. Parr uses the metaphor of building a fire to describe how capturing attention works. There are three stages starting with ignition, what captures immediate attention.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

Your website is a communications channel, and therefore it's also a critical part of your organization's overall plan to achieve its mission. For example, the text and images on Groundwater's website all speak to the organization's mission: supporting sustainable, clean groundwater. Understand Your Audience.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

It’s easy, widely accessible, and taps into an immense audience. Without this option, it might become harder for organizations to budget and plan for the future. A Personalized Approach : Your own system permits you to develop and maintain your unique branding and voice, building genuine connections with your audience.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It also solidifies their first impression of your organization and influences whether they’re interested in further exploring and supporting your cause. However, with the right strategies, you can create an attractive homepage that inspires site visitors to continue interacting with your content and engaging with your organization.

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Achieve

JANUARY 18, 2023

With ample planning, virtual nonprofit events can give your organization the momentum it needs to grow its revenue and reach. Virtual nonprofit events have fewer overhead costs and can save your organization a lot of money in the long run, boosting your overall ROI. to organize and manage your fundraising operations.

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sgEngage

APRIL 20, 2023

Fundraising events and one-time campaigns are great ways to raise money for your organization, but infrequent fundraisers don’t provide consistent income. Annual giving campaigns are great opportunities for you to engage with your donors and make them feel like they’re a part of your organization.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Why You Need a Good Story Strong, effective storytelling for nonprofits can accomplish lots of good things: Connects your audience to those you serve. Allows your audience get to know you a little better through the stories you tell. Your audience can’t connect strongly with just a bunch of words on a screen. Look at her eyes.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

With the captivating visuals and persuasive copy that come from the work of a nonprofit, these messages are naturally compelling and have the potential to motivate donors to act. You want your audience to feel your message, as much as hear your message. Think about your target audience. Community Update Video.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 23, 2021

Usually, organizations use large compiled files that actually contribute to lower response rates. . Be sure the lists you choose include people who have a proven history of giving to other charities or organizations. C = Captivate your audience. M = Mail to proven donors. But remember: You get what you pay for.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It’s a terrific book that captured my attention back in January when I wrote this on my blog: “It’s only January and the new book, When Everyone Leads , could likely be my pick for the best new leadership book of 2023. For 2023, after reading nearly 40 leadership books, my pick for this year’s best new leadership book is When Everyone Leads.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Auctioneers have to capture the audience’s attention with eye-catching items that spark bidding wars. This guide is a great place to start to generate ideas for items and packages that will captivate your audience at your next auction event. Search for someone who your audience would be excited about.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2024

With technology and societal changes, organizations like yours must stay on top of the trends to meet donors’ expectations. There are a few different AI programs your organization can take advantage of including ChatGPT , Jasper AI , and Google Bard. The fundraising landscape is constantly evolving, and that isn’t by chance.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Identify your audience and much will fall into place, including your word choice, mood, and tone. But also, it's important to know how you address your audience, if at all. Personal stories might use "I" and never break the fourth wall, or acknowledge the audience. How Can I Captivate? Who Am I Talking To?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Online fundraising plays a critical role in helping organizations reach their yearly fund. This can help you engage a wider global audience while breaking down geographic barriers. Online auctions: Auction off donated items or organization merchandise using a video platform to encourage global participation.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2020

“Content is the gateway drug of small organizations.” – Gary Vaynerchuk. Your organization probably needs to create more content than it is right now. Need to remain relevant to your audience? It’s time for organizations (and especially mission-focused organizations) to really invest in their content.

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Nonprofits Source

JANUARY 23, 2023

By amplifying content on Google Search, participating organizations can connect with motivated prospects searching for their causes online. While we specialize in search engine optimization, our friends at Getting Attention know what it takes to make the most of Google Ad Grants. Do Google Ad Grants work?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Stories are also integral parts to any nonprofit organizations and particularly when it comes to fundraising. In the digital age, where most traditional storytelling is done over the Internet, attention spans are ever shrinking. National Library of Medicine put the average 2013 attention span at 8 seconds. Time is money.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 21, 2018

What steals your attention more, a list of steps to participate in a fundraising campaign, or a story about how a brand has impacted its consumers? Since the growth of social media and digital marketing, it’s become crucial to find ways to best reach and connect with your audience. Tell a story. Don’t ever stop learning. Am I on brand?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

I constantly hear from nonprofit organizations struggling with how to effectively leverage the attention of this digitally-immersed audience. You don’t have to change the mission of your organization; however, try to get your mission statement down to one or two sentences. YouTube, Facebook, and Snapchat, oh my!

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BoardAssist

AUGUST 26, 2014

In a survey asking donors why they stopped supporting an organization, 53% cited poor communication with the nonprofit. While there will be some differences in follow-up methods, depending on the size of the organization, there are three main elements to following up on a fundraising campaign. Thanks for the helpful post Allison!

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

When your page is visually appealing, you’re more likely to wow your audience. Understand Your Audience Once you’ve chosen your platform, it’s time to get a better understanding of your audience. These are fictional representations of different segments of your audience. Start with creating donor personas.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

We’ve all been there: staring at a blank screen, desperately trying to create captivating social media fundraising content that resonates with our audience, while keeping up with the latest algorithms and trends. Expanding Your Donor Base: One of the key benefits of social media is its unparalleled ability to reach new audiences.

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Qgiv

APRIL 8, 2024

But Giving Tuesday doesn’t have to be the only nonprofit giving day on your organization’s fundraising calendar. With the right fundraising software to design effective donation pages and a solid marketing plan, you can host a special giving day for your organization that’ll inspire your supporters to give.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

An organization that works to provide resources and support to veterans may choose to launch their annual campaign during November to align with Veterans Day. Give Data the Attention It Deserves How do last year’s operating costs inform this year’s annual appeal goals? Are you sure? Did you raise more than you needed?

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2021

But It’s not the size of your audience that matters – it’s how engaged they are. The only true currency on social media is trust and attention, and the only way to get it is through valuable communication that is craved – that people would miss if it went away. Grab Attention. They would provide feedback.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

As nonprofit professionals, we know all the amazing work our organization is doing inside and out and we just want to share that with others. It demonstrates that your cause is tangible and that your organization is actively making a difference. Highlighting Impact Stories showcase the direct impact of your organization’s work.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 23, 2019

To put it another way, using actual writing to share your nonprofit’s story and its mission with your audience is falling out of style. Because of that, businesses, brands and nonprofits alike need to turn their attention to that which is lurking just over the horizon – a video marketing strategy. Engagement Videos.

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Neon CRM

MAY 18, 2023

KPIs give your organization a way to measure the success of campaign-specific goals and your nonprofit’s long term goals. Creating organic channels of communication versus a one-sided slew of asks is how you turn a first-time donor into a long-term supporter. Let’s get started!

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 30, 2022

But is your organization using it to its full potential? Your organization’s cause may be hard to understand emotionally or conceptually, and graphic design can help spruce up the material to appeal more to your target audience. Different fonts and art styles appeal to different audiences.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

You’ve got a captive and invested audience in this moment — use it to see how you can pique and continue to grow your donor’s interest in you. At this point, be ready to show the impact your donor’s dollars has had for your organization. Create a ZOOM meeting background with your organization meant for donors.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

How to focus on the long haul: Pay attention to your annual donor renewal rate. Just because internally your organization thinks a campaign or tactic is great, it doesn''t mean that it''s resonating with your donors. Every of their dollars counts, and shows that people care about your organization. Has it decreased/increased?

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Qgiv

APRIL 26, 2021

Ensure your form is branded to your nonprofit organization. As soon as you land on this event registration page , you’re immediately met with the organization’s colors and branding. This is because those who are registering are actually signing up to fundraise on behalf of your organization. Text Fundraising.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The WHAT IF Conference is for anyone who supports nonprofit organizations, especially staff and board members, volunteers, donors, foundations and corporate funders. This conference features exceptional speakers and a plethora of workshops that address key issues and trends affecting nonprofit human-serving organizations. 10/19/2017.

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